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Lebanon’s Aoun calls for talks with 'Israel' amid Gaza plan
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urges negotiations with the Israeli regime, citing past maritime talks and Trump’s Gaza peace plan as war diplomacy shifts. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated Monday that “there is no alternative to negotiations”...

How patients risk being misled by ChatGPT's 'persuasive' medical advice
Patients are being urged to use ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools with caution because the technology’s polished answers can be so convincing that people mistake them for medical advice. Health experts at the World Health Expo (WHX...
Hezbollah Sparks Tensions Illuminating Beirut’s Raouche Rock with Images
In projecting Hassan Nasrallah’s image alongside Rafiq Hariri on Beirut’s iconic Raouche Rock, Hezbollah has transformed a natural landmark into a canvas of Lebanon’s most painful contradictions. A Display That Defies Logic and Memory The...

Lebanon’s Road to Healthcare Reform Starts with Car Insurance
🔊 Listen to Post Since the 2019 economic collapse, the fear of a medical emergency has haunted nearly every household in Lebanon. The astronomical cost of healthcare has become the single greatest financial burden for poor and middle-income...
Capello, Liriano face-off in 2025 Lebanon city mayoral race
Voters are weighing their choices as Incumbent Republican Lebanon City Mayor Sherry Capello faces Democratic challenger Cesar Liriano in the municipal elections on Nov. 4. Capello is currently serving her fourth term as Lebanon mayor after...
Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s announcement on October 9, 2025, that it has tasked the Justice Ministry with assessing the legal measures that may be taken following Israeli attacks on journalists during the last war offers a fresh opportunity to achieve...
Hamas frees hostages and Israel releases prisoners as part of ceasefire deal Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Read More »
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the territory,...

UN peacekeeper wounded by Israeli grenade in southern Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says one of its members has sustained injuries when an Israeli drone dropped a grenade near a position of the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, marking the third incident of its kind in...

Israeli Strikes Leave One Dead, Seven Injured in Southern Lebanon
(MENAFN) Early Saturday, a deadly series of Israeli airstrikes struck southern Lebanon, leaving one civilian dead and seven others wounded, according to Lebanese and Israeli officials. Lebanese media reported that at dawn, 10 airstrikes targeted...

Beirut condemns Israeli airstrikes & announces urgent complaint to UN Security Council
Beirut condemns Israeli airstrikes & announces urgent complaint to UN Security Council Beirut – Saba: Lebanon announced its intention to file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council regarding the "Israeli" airstrikes that targeted...

Lebanon rushes UN complaint over recent Israeli aggression
2025-10-12T15:47:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut Lebanon is moving to file an urgent complaint with the United Nations Security Council after recent Israeli airstrikes struck the southern town of al-Msailih,...

Lebanon Plans to File Complaint with UN Security Council over Israeli Airstrikes
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Lebanon is preparing to bring the matter before the United Nations. On Sunday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam instructed Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to file an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council...

UN peacekeeper in Lebanon wounded by Zionist entity
BEIRUT: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by a Zionist entity grenade dropped near a UN position in the country’s south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month. The...

Beirut Hosts Major Scout Gathering Honoring Nasrallah
Lebanese media reported that the event, held at the Beirut Sports City complex, took place under the slogan “Generations of Seyed (Nasrallah).” According to Al-Manar TV, over 60,000 members of the Imam Mahdi Scouts attended the gathering to honor...

Lebanon condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes after Gaza ceasefire
Published on: October 12, 2025 2:22 PM Lebanon has strongly condemned an overnight Israeli airstrike on its southern region that left at least one person dead and several others wounded. President Joseph Aoun denounced the attack as a “heinous...

Lebanon slams overnight Israeli strikes that killed one
Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned overnight Israeli strikes on civilian sites, which reportedly killed at least one person and which Israel said targeted Hezbollah infrastructure. “Once again, southern Lebanon...

Israeli grenade wounds peacekeeper in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said on Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month. The United...
Lebanon Pays Heavy Price for Hezbollah’s Gaza Support
Lebanon’s support for Gaza through Hezbollah’s military engagement has extracted a catastrophic toll—5,000 dead, $14 billion in damages, and 300,000 displaced—raising urgent questions about the cost of proxy conflicts in the Middle East. A Year of...

Lebanon Fears Wider Israeli Escalation After Strikes Target Construction Equipment
Preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the devastating two-year-long war. The Israeli defense body in charge of humanitarian...

Hannibal Gaddafi to appear before Lebanon’s Court of Cassation on Friday
Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been detained in Lebanon for ten years, is set to appear before the Lebanese Court of Cassation, presided over by Judge Zahir Hammadeh, this coming Friday; marking his first court appearance. A source told L’Orient-Le...